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neo
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6/06/2002
14:59:22
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Does anybody know anything about the 2003 dakotas?
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Demon-Xanth
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6/06/2002
15:48:13
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They're gonna stick to the "4 wheels on the ground" formula, it's been working quite well for them :)
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Derrick
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6/06/2002
16:42:06
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I'm a sales person at a chrysler dealership and we just got the new code guides in today, There are some cool new features. This is just from the dealer code guide:2003
Now a reg cab 4x4,
looks like 4-wheel disc standard,
opt. anti-lock 4 disc,
opt. soft tonneu cover,
5 speed auto on 4.7,
opt. leather on the club cab,
and one of the coolest is a ground effects group wich includes, rear bumper with body color step pads, front body color fascia, ground effects front side and rear. Thats all I know at this point.
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mj
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6/06/2002
18:25:13
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Derrick,
Can you check to see if the 4Whl. disc that is offered on the '03s can be retrofitted on '02 Daks? Thanx.
'02 QC 4X4 3.92 SLT 5.9r anti-spin.
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Douglas
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6/06/2002
18:50:47
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I second what mj said. :)
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handi2
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6/06/2002
21:17:55
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I wonder what else they removed from the 03 models like thet did to the 01 and 02's to cut cost and finally show a profit.
http://photos.yahoo.com/handi254310
2002 Quad Cab SLT Plus 4.7 Every Available Option
Access Tonnoue Cover/Bedrug/360 Air Intakez/Jet Stage 2
180 Robertshaw/Roadmaster Active Suspension
Street Scene Grill Inserts
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Bob W
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6/06/2002
22:11:29
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What did they remove, I have an 02, and I don't seem to be missing anything.
See Ya, Bob
Gibson headers, Gibson Cat-back, Volant cool air system, 180 stat, Jet stage II chip, ARE Lid
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Graphite
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6/07/2002
06:57:50
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Bob W,
I had a 99 done up the same way as my 2002. The 99 had some items that are not in the 2001's or 2002's. Underhood insulation and a light, the green light around the ignition, Chrome on the bumpers, and a matching rim on the full size spare.
On the plus side, everything is now labeled underneath so you can get an idea of who the supplier is. My frame has a sold tag on it.
Where's the Beef? (R)
2002 graphite /silver
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Derrick
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6/07/2002
17:11:38
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MJ, I don't see why a 03 rw disc woundn't fit on a 02 model. I should be the same rear end just with disc. I don't know if it would be cost effective.
BOB W,
The only change I know of from 01 to 02 is the absence of a ash tray and cig lighter, also a redesigned over head console. yeah and a sport plus group with includes pwr windows and locks w/ keyless entry
for 03 I don't know yet what other stuff they will cut or add we will see.
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EBOLAVIRS
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6/07/2002
18:19:46
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2001's had under hood insulation and a light i believe 2002's dont.
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Hersbird
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6/07/2002
20:02:00
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Not to be a dick or anything, but the RC 4x4 has always been available ever since there was a Dakota. The soft cover was optional all last year and standard on the R/T. That 4.7 auto is still the same transmission since the 4.7 has been out, probably just flashed for the extra overdrive gear, so really the only new thing is the 4 wheel disc brakes. I would actually question if this is really just the 4 wheel antilock, with front discs and the details were missing or screwed up. So the side ground effects will be interesting to see, the rest is just the painted bumpers like on the R/T. I wonder if the R/T still gets the 5.9, that was the big question.
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Pistolero
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6/08/2002
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Derrick, I've got a brand new '02 4x2 RC Dak Sport, less than a month old. It came with the 24C package, which includes things like 16x8 wheels, power, cruise, and tilt... and I noticed on my window sticker that it also mentions keyless entry. But, I don't have the gray keyless entry keys...mine are the black keys, no transmitter buttons or key fobs. Am I missing something, or is this normal? Thanks...
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Morpheous
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6/08/2002
09:00:16
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In Canada the 24C package is the Sport Plus. It does
come included with remote keyless entry. ( Panic alarm,
illuminated entry, two key fobs )The grey keys are not for
the remote entry but for the Sentry Key ® Engine
Immobilizer. If you look closely at the brochure there is a
little note that says this feature is "Late Availability." It
depends on when your truck was ordered. If you bought
it off the lot it could have been sitting there for a while.
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Derrick
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6/09/2002
21:53:52
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Hersbird,
The 4.7 tranny on the dakota was a multi-speed auto 4 gear overdrive. For the 03 is a 5 speed auto totally different than the multi-speed. For 02 the only thing that had it was the durango as an extra cost option. The engine looks like it's still the 5.9. The info we get sent to us is first run, in a couple months the code guide will have more info such as prices and more revisions.
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Halo3
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6/10/2002
09:25:12
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EBOLAVIRS: The end of 2000 and throughout the 2001 model year, DC seems to have randomly installed & then not installed some of these features/niceties. Some rumors are that they were having some problems with suppliers. Others say that DC was experimenting to determine which items they could remove & how much their removal from the production line would save in man hours & materials.
There has been some pretty long threads about this on the Durango Owners Club forum, as they have some extra bells & whistles...lights by cup holders, lights in center console, etc.
Semper Fi,
Halo3
'00 Lt. Driftwood 4x4 SLT DQC w/5.9L
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Hersbird
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6/10/2002
20:27:43
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No the 5 speed auto and 4 speed auto behind the 4.7 is, and always has been the identical transmission. It is just controlled electronically different depending on the application. You can take your 99 Grand Cherokee (the first application of the mulitspeed) and flash it so it operates exactly as the transmission in the 2002 Grand Cherokee does. The extra overdrive only helps reduce noise at a very limited crusing RPM. The extra OD does not help top speed, or mileage, it only increases the wear on the transmission for all the owners who complained about noises on the new Grand Cherokee. Maybe Dodge figures it will work as some kind of marketing gimmick to advertise a 5 speed auto rather then a 4 speed. This is not a new transmission though. I might consider the transmission different behind the 5.7 hemi but they are actually changing out internal parts and beefing it up, not just programming shifting differently.
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